#Linux malware
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Zombie Cards, Cut Cables, and a Botnet: The Week's Cybercrime Stories You May Have Missed
A DDoS attack on encrypted messaging app Threema, a new Linux botnet called Evooo1Bot, and T-Mobile physically severing a cable to stop an intrusion all made news this week. Here is what happened.
New Evooo1Bot malware is quietly turning home routers into criminal traffic relays
Researchers say the Mirai-based botnet has been hijacking gateway devices since July to sell as proxies, steal credentials, and launch attacks.
Arch Linux freezes package adoptions after wave of malware sneaks into user repository
A stealer that harvests browser logins, crypto wallets and SSH keys has spread through more than 200 community-maintained Arch packages, forcing the project to hit pause.
AUR Supply-Chain Hit: 400+ Arch Packages Backdoored With Rust Stealer, Optional eBPF Rootkit
Build scripts in hijacked Arch User Repository packages dropped a credential harvester — and an eBPF rootkit when root was available.
VerdantBamboo Ports BRICKSTORM to BSD, Goes Hunting for Linux Appliances
A China-nexus crew is rewriting its toolkit to live on the boxes most EDR vendors forgot about.
Showboat: A Modular Linux Backdoor Quietly Camped in a Middle East Telco Since 2022
Lumen's Black Lotus Labs ties the SOCKS5-capable implant to a years-long intrusion at a regional carrier, with an in-memory loader and ELF payloads that sidestep most host telemetry.